Escaped Prisoner & Egyptian Hezbollah Chief Appears at Beirut Rally

Mohammed Youssef Mansour, better known as Sami Shehab, head of a Hezbollah cell who escaped from an Egyptian prison during the country’s uprising appeared at a Beirut rally today. (Ya Libnan)

The head of a Hezbollah cell Sami Chehab who escaped from an Egyptian prison during the Egyptian protests appeared at a rally in Beirut today.Ahram Online reported:

The head of a 22-member Hezbollah cell who escaped from an Egyptian prison during Cairo’s revolt was attending a rally of the Iranian-backed group in Beirut Wednesday, television images showed.

The leader of a Hezbollah cell who escaped from an Egyptian prison during the country’s uprising has appeared at a Beirut rally.

Mohammed Youssef Mansour, better known as Sami Chehab, held up a Hezbollah flag and raised his hands in a V-for-victory sign Wednesday during a Hezbollah rally in Beirut.

The Shiite militant group says that Mansour was among the thousands of prisoners across Egypt who are believed to have escaped or been set free shortly after the revolt against longtime President Hosni Mubarak erupted Jan. 25.